Soon it will be the year of the Dog. Why is there no year of the Cat?

wajo

There seems to be at least a couple of stories explaining why the cat missed out. In one the rat forgot to invite the cat when the Jade Emperor was assigning zodiac signs. In another the rat pushed the cat in the water during a race and the cat ended up coming in too late at no.13... More detail here: http://www.crystalinks.com/chinastrology.html Jan 25 06, 6:39 AM

Brinjal

And now we all know why cats hate rats. Jan 25 06, 7:26 AM

mochyn

Yay , Wajo, once a rat always a rat Jan 25 06, 7:27 AM

gmackematix

Well, Al Stewart had a minor UK hit in 1977, singing about the "Year of the Cat". Should someone have told him...? Jan 25 06, 8:43 PM

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